Hanan Worku

Hanan Worku, 17, from Pasadena High School (wearing badge No. 458) receives congratulatory smiles after being named one of the seven members of the Royal Court at Tournament House in Pasadena on Oct. 10. The seven were chosen from a group of 34 finalists after a month-long tryout process that began with approximately 1,000 Pasadena-area young women.

Hanan Worku, 17, from Pasadena High School (wearing badge No. 458) receives congratulatory smiles after being named one of the seven members of the Royal Court at Tournament House in Pasadena on Oct. 10. The seven were chosen from a group of 34 finalists after a month-long tryout process that began with approximately 1,000 Pasadena-area young women. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Hanan Worku, 17, from Pasadena High School (wearing badge No. 458) receives congratulatory smiles after being named one of the seven members of the Royal Court at Tournament House in Pasadena on Oct. 10. The seven were chosen from a group of 34 finalists after a month-long tryout process that began with approximately 1,000 Pasadena-area young women.Al Seib / Los Angeles Times